Clark-Chalker House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1918.

From the record

“The '''Clark-Chalker House''' is a historic house in Middleburg, Florida, located within the Middleburg Historic District. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 1988.”
Wikipedia article Clark-Chalker House, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 22 National Register listings published here for Clay County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. Clark--Chalker House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 3891 Main St., Middleburg, 32068
When was it listed? October 1988
Category. building
Census division. Middleburg-Clay Hill
Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 88001701 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Then and now

1918 to 1993

The ground this property stands on, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet covering Clark-Chalker House, surveyed 1993

Topographic sheet covering Clark-Chalker House, surveyed 1918

Fires near this property

395 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 395 fires within 5 miles of Clark-Chalker House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,982 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 49 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Railroad operations and maintenance	116
Debris and open burning	83
Arson/incendiarism	49
Misuse of fire by a minor	42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	37
Equipment and vehicle use	34
Natural	25
Recreation and ceremony	5
Fireworks	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Smoking	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
3 September 1994	Railroad operations and maintenance	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	not named
25 August 1996	Natural	5.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
2 August 1999	Natural	4.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
2 August 1999	Natural	2.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
2 August 1999	Natural	1.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
10 August 1993	Railroad operations and maintenance	2.0 acres	Florida Forest Service	not named
8 July 2014	Natural	36 acres	Florida Forest Service	BLUE JAY 2 (10)
7 July 2004	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Florida Forest Service	MINK ROAD FIRE 2004-07-0235

Every fire recorded in Clay County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Clark-Chalker House: 5 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Hole No 19 Clay Prospect	Clay	Occurrence
Hole No 22 Clay Prospect	Clay	Occurrence
Hole No 24 Clay Prospect	Clay	Occurrence
Hole No 42 Clay Prospect	Clay	Occurrence
Hole No 53 Clay Prospect	Clay	Occurrence
Middleburg Clay Pit	Clay	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Clay County

Storms near this property

45 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middleburg, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 25 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
October 1996	Flash Flood	Middleburg	$50,000	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$20,000	Store damaged.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$5,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Middleburg. The time of damage was based on radar. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$3,000	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,500	Large trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,000	Power lines were blown down on Scenic Drive. The cost of damage was estimated so that the damage could be included in Storm Data. The time of the damage was based on radar.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,000	A large tree was blown down onto a home along State Road 21 near the North Fork of Black Creek. Damage cost estimated.
December 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,000	Red Oaks 24 inches in diameter downed, broken off 4 feet above the ground. Black Creek area.
January 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,000	no account filed
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$2,000	no account filed
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	$1,500	Power lines blown down in Middleburg. Large satellite dishes moved in Green Cove Springs.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	Multiple reports of trees and power blown down due to winds were relayed to county dispatch.
August 2022	Heavy Rain	Middleburg	-	A personal weather station KFLMIDDL158 via wunderground reported 3.81 inches. The rain began around 250 pm.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	Power lines, a transformer and trees were blown down at 161 Peppermint Avenue. The road was closed due to trees blocking the roadway.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	Trees were blown down on power lines in the Clay Hill area.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	Trees were reported blown down along Long Bay Road in Middleburg. The time was based on radar imagery.
April 2011	Hail	Middleburg	-	Nickel to quarter size hail was reported by the public west of Middleburg. Localized flooding was also reported.
January 2010	Funnel Cloud	Middleburg	-	A spotter reported a funnel cloud with a loud roaring sound as it passed over his location on the south end of the Jennings State Forest. He could hear tree branches and trunks breaking.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	Numerous pine trees were blown down on Falcon Run Lane. The time of the event was based on radar.
June 2009	Heavy Rain	Middleburg	-	A spotter estimated 3 inches of rainfall in an hour at Blanding Boulevard and Knightbox Road between Middleburg and Orange Park. Sea size hail and minor street flooding were also reported.
March 1995	Hail	Middleburg	-	Dime-size hail. School buses reported that hail reduced visibility.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
March 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	no account filed
July 2004	Lightning	Middleburg	-	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
August 2001	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
August 2001	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
May 2000	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
July 2000	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
January 1998	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	no account filed
June 1996	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
June 1996	Hail	Middleburg	-	no account filed
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Middleburg	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clay County

Maps showing this location

12 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

1918 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:62500 - 4 printings
1941 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:62500
1948 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
1949 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:62500
1949 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:24000 - 5 printings
1957 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000 - 3 printings
1959 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
1977 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
1980 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:100000
1988 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:250000
1993 USGS Middleburg quadrangle1:24000

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Middleburg Historic District	under 500 feet	1990
George A. Chalker House	under 500 feet	1990
George Randolph Frisbee Jr. House	0.1 miles	1990
Frosard W. Budington House	0.1 miles	1990
Methodist Episcopal Church at Black Creek	0.2 miles	1990
Haskell-Long House	0.2 miles	1990

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 88001701 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Clay County	All 22 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.